The Beauty of Flowers

I delivered 200 programmes to Leighton Church, just over the river from here (and the church in the picture at the head of this blog) this morning, for their flower festival this weekend, part of the village's celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  I hope they'll need more than that!  That might depend, of course, on whether the very uncertain weather this weekend affects attendance.  I hope lots of people come - the floral art on display is going to be superb.

This is the prayer I composed as part of the programme :-

We thank you, Creator God,
for the beauty of flowers, and of the natural world,
and for our human capacity to delight in such things.
We thank you for the skill and inspiration
through which we are able to use this beauty to your glory
and to the enrichment of this house of prayer.
Guide us in the use of our hearts, our minds and our hands,
that all we do may be in tune with your creative Spirit;
in Jesus' name.  Amen.